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How to Make Past Tense Tom in Infinite Craft

Past Tense Tom is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 61 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus Tom Tasbombadil. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseTom TasbombadilPast Tense Tom

Marathon61 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 972 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 61 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3WaterWindWave
  4. 4EarthWaveSand
  5. 5FireSandGlass
  6. 6GlassSandHourglass
  7. 7FireHourglassTime
  8. 8AshTimeHistory
  9. 9FireWaterSteam
  10. 10GlassSteamMirror
  11. 11HistoryMirrorPast
  12. 12FireWindSmoke
  13. 13SmokeWaterFog
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15FogPlantMushroom
  16. 16EarthMushroomToadstool
  17. 17PlantWindDandelion
  18. 18DandelionPlantWeed
  19. 19ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  20. 20DustWindSandstorm
  21. 21SandstormWaterOasis
  22. 22OasisPlantDate
  23. 23DateWaterDating
  24. 24DatingEarthMarriage
  25. 25EarthMarriageDivorce
  26. 26DandelionDustWish
  27. 27WaterWishGenie
  28. 28DivorceGenieSingle
  29. 29Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  30. 30PastTriplePast Tense
  31. 31DustEarthPlanet
  32. 32FirePlanetSun
  33. 33FireSunSolar
  34. 34PlanetSolarSystem
  35. 35FireSystemComputer
  36. 36FireSteamEngine
  37. 37EnginePlantCar
  38. 38CarEngineRacecar
  39. 39EngineRacecarSpeed
  40. 40EarthFireLava
  41. 41LavaWaterStone
  42. 42SteamStoneGeysir
  43. 43EngineSandSandbox
  44. 44PlanetSandboxMinecraft
  45. 45GeysirMinecraftYoutube
  46. 46SpeedYoutubeSpeedrun
  47. 47ComputerSpeedrunTAS
  48. 48EarthPlantTree
  49. 49TreeWaterRiver
  50. 50WindWindTornado
  51. 51TornadoTornadoHurricane
  52. 52HurricaneSteamSteamboat
  53. 53RiverSteamboatMark Twain
  54. 54EarthTreeForest
  55. 55EngineSteamTrain
  56. 56TrainWaterSubmarine
  57. 57SubmarineTreeWooden Submarine
  58. 58ForestWooden SubmarineTreebeard
  59. 59Mark TwainTreebeardTom Bombadil
  60. 60TASTom BombadilTom Tasbombadil
  61. 61Past TenseTom TasbombadilPast Tense Tom
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Water + Wind→ Wave4Earth + Wave→ Sand5Fire + Sand→ Glass6Glass + Sand→ Hourglass7Fire + Hourglass→ Time8Ash + Time→ History9Fire + Water→ Steam10Glass + Steam→ Mirror11History + Mirror→ Past12Fire + Wind→ Smoke13Smoke + Water→ Fog14Earth + Water→ Plant15Fog + Plant→ Mushroom16Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool17Plant + Wind→ Dandelion18Dandelion + Plant→ Weed19Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom20Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm21Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis22Oasis + Plant→ Date23Date + Water→ Dating24Dating + Earth→ Marriage25Earth + Marriage→ Divorce26Dandelion + Dust→ Wish27Water + Wish→ Genie28Divorce + Genie→ Single29Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple30Past + Triple→ Past Tense31Dust + Earth→ Planet32Fire + Planet→ Sun33Fire + Sun→ Solar34Planet + Solar→ System35Fire + System→ Computer36Fire + Steam→ Engine37Engine + Plant→ Car38Car + Engine→ Racecar39Engine + Racecar→ Speed40Earth + Fire→ Lava41Lava + Water→ Stone42Steam + Stone→ Geysir43Engine + Sand→ Sandbox44Planet + Sandbox→ Minecraft45Geysir + Minecraft→ Youtube46Speed + Youtube→ Speedrun47Computer + Speedrun→ TAS48Earth + Plant→ Tree49Tree + Water→ River50Wind + Wind→ Tornado51Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane52Hurricane + Steam→ Steamboat53River + Steamboat→ Mark Twain54Earth + Tree→ Forest55Engine + Steam→ Train56Train + Water→ Submarine57Submarine + Tree→ Wooden Submarine58Forest + Wooden Submarine→ Treebeard59Mark Twain + Treebeard→ Tom Bombadil60TAS + Tom Bombadil→ Tom Tasbombadil61Past Tense + Tom Tasbombadil→ Past Tense Tom

Other ways to make Past Tense Tom

2 combinations are known to produce Past Tense Tom. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Past Tense Tom
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseTom TasbombadilPast Tense Tom
Past tenseTom TasbombadilPast Tense Tom

Past Tense Tom at a glance

Steps to craft
61
Marathon
Crafting depth
97
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 61 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Past Tense Tom in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with Tom Tasbombadil. The full path from the base elements takes 61 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Past Tense Tom?

61 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.

Is Past Tense Tom hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 61 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Past Tense Tom?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Past Tense Tom, and the shortest route is shown above.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.